translocative

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UK/tɹænzˈlɒkəˌtɪv/US/tɹænzˈlɑkəˌtɪv/

adjective

Indicating motion away from the deictic center, often the speaker.

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Meanings

adjectivetranslocative (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarIndicating motion away from the deictic center, often the speaker.
nountranslocative (plural translocatives)

plural translocatives

  1. grammarA grammatical structure of this kind.

Origin

From trans- + locative.

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APA

translocative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translocative

MLA

“translocative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translocative. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “translocative,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translocative.

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